Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-22
Captured by Japanese Civlx.

AMERICAN OFFICES WHO HAVE TAKEN WIVES IN
THE MIKADO's LAND.
From the St Louis Globe Democrat
Chaplain Bengless cremation in japanese style
does not compare as heated subject OF discussion
with the announcement that Lieut.. Foulke is soon
10 marry In japanese style. Lieut.. Foulke has
been rather the pride CT his brother officers for the
past three years Out here, because OF the abilit
ne displayed as dip omat and Ian sman during
his services as naval attache OF the Z. s. lega-
ZION q Corea. For part OF the time he was act
ana anS mniaser, and as suen outranked his admiral
to write and speak corean. and became
Official and social intercourse WITH the sovereign
could dispense with an interpreter. He was not
Pleased with Chnas bull ing attir ude towal poor
little COrea, and the Chin Sc nj .i,ltr at Seoul
never rested until he forced the COrean foreign
ONCE to ask the United States Government to re-
less and obedient e the reSuest That our Tas
ment knew cime fom China, and not from the
Coreans at all, Mr.. Foulke was summary ordered
at the dlctation OF the Chinese. and 10 have his
own Government fall to stand by him, made
the young man feel aggrieved, and for
Wnen Lieut. Foulke was In Japan ten years ago
ne BECAME much attached to a japanese
pre- test OF the many charming tea houses on those
gr en- hisides. His study OF the japanese Lam
guAge was aided by her, and for the years that he
aud she answered In glish script. There Is more
romance, too, about danger US illness through
which she once nursed lin. She is spoken or as
WON IN Of great intelligence, beauty, and Tascina
tion, and strong and admirable character. She
IS nnusua! among Japanese women, ami although
now past thirty, still Charms and attracts Lieut..
Foulke Is Qu1el, shy man, OF scholarly tas e
caring little Tor formal sOcIeiy. Word has been
brought 10 Yokohd MA that he is at Osaka, where
MS Japanese hancee now lives, and tuat he will
soon marry and take his wife directly to America,
where he has been ordered to stand his examlna.
tlon for promotion In tue service.
Once UrIOie AL officer " the American Navy has
been married 10 japanese woman, and he 81 III re-
sides here, never having ne home II hapI ened
lieutenant obtained Two years cave OF abs nee tor
the purpose OF giving inst. uctions in Japanese
engineering college When his Time was up, The
deep strange fascination OF this country was
upon him. ami Father IMAM be TIE spell
and leave these iJeLl surroundings and the
qu,tt poetic HE, he resigned from tae Navy and
no, happy with his wife, ami he Nrole her that he
ould never return, and that she might get ui-
nonin teacher In The family OF rich Kfoto noble
thl, giving hm the ght live in city In tue IN.
terror; and taking japanese wife, adopting Japan
csc dress, and m king nm elf nl.rrly one with he
ma ives, he quite ceased 10 be considered
10 ner at all Some OF his old shtpm ties return
ing TO Is station have tried their best to hunt up
the exile, but failed, as he assumed q japanese
name with japanese dresss. and tnere is no way to
ace him or get at him. There Is tradition that
he Is often seen riding about the streets or ktOJo
anc one man claims 10 have seen him az Yaamis
Hotel there one nj hit. The delightful mystery
about the man Increases with different yer ions OF
tue reasons for exile. One Is that he dropped out
OF his OLD world solely To escape from his WIFE, all
other means having failed. The OF her side is that
1t his romantic love FOR his japanese wife that
caused him TO sIcrinIe homo, country, family,
friends, his profession and ambition for the dreamy
monOtOnOus contemplative life that he leads 10
the abandoned capital OF old Japan. His Ameri.
can wife, VINO lives 10 Philadelphia, obtained a
divorce few years ago. and 1t is rumOred that the
mysterious m isQuerader has resumed communica.
ton with some OF his relatives and will come out
OF his seclusion now that part OF The necessity Is
past.